viviparous

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/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Definition of viviparous

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adj

(not-comparable)Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).

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adj

(not-comparable)Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
(not-comparable)Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

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From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

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